Anthropology Major 2008-2009
(minimum 39 credits with 2.5 GPA in major)

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A. Required Courses (13 credits)

  • Anth 1010 (BSS) Cultural Anthropology - 3 credits
  • Anth 1020 (BLS) Biological Anthropology - 3 credits
  • Anth 1099 Resources in Anthropology at USU- 1 credit
  • Anth 2030 (BSS/CI) World Archaeology - 3 credits
  • Anth 3990 History and Theories of Anthropology - 3 credits

B. Breadth-in-Anthropology Structured Electives (18 credits minimum)

1. Cultural Anthropology (choose a minimum of 6 credits)

  • Anth 2010 (BSS) Peoples of the Contemporary World - 3 credits
  • Anth 3110 North American Indian Cultures - 3 credits
  • Anth 3130 (CI) Peoples of Latin America - 3 credits
  • Anth 3150 Applied Anthropology Survey: History, Uses, Methods, and Careers (Methods) - 3 credits
  • Anth 3160 (DSS) Anthropology of Religion - 3 credits
  • Anth 4110/6110 (DSS) Southwest Indian Cultures, Past and Present - 3 credits
  • Anth 4120 (CI) Ethnography of Childhood (Methods) - 3 credits
  • Anth 4130 (DSS) Medical Anthropology: Matter, Culture, Spirit and Health (Methods) - 3 credits
  • Anth 4150 (QI) Problems in Cultural Anthropology (Methods) - 3 credits
  • Anth 5100/6100 (DSS) Anthropology of Sex and Gender - 3 credits
  • Anth 5120/6120 Applied Rural Development - 3 credits
  • Anth 5130/6130 (Methods) Ethnographic Field School- 3-6credits
  • Anth 5160/6160 (DSS) Cities and Development - 3 credits

2. Biological/Physical Anthropology (choose a minimum of 6 credits)

  • Anth 3200 (CI/DSS) Perspectives on Race - 3 credits
  • Anth 3250 Osteology (Methods) -3 credits
  • Anth 4250 Problems in Bioarchaeology (Methods) - 3 credits
  • Anth 5210 Physical Anthropology Lab (Methods) - 3 credits

3. Archaeology (choose a minimum of 6 credits)

  • Anth 3300 (DSS) Archaeology in North America - 3 credits
  • Anth 3320 (DSS) Ancient Humans and the Environment- 3 credits
  • Anth 3350 (DSS) Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations - 3 credits
  • Anth 4350 Archaeological Method/Theory and Cultural Resource Management - 3 credits
  • Anth 4360 (DSS) Ancient Desert West - 3 credits
  • Anth 4380 Peopling of the New World- 3 credits

C. Capstone Courses (3 credits minimum, choose at least one course)

  • Anth 4250 Problems in Bioarchaeology (Methods) - 3 credits
  • Anth 4350 Archaeological Method/Theory and Cultural Resource Management - 3 credits
  • Anth 4990 Contemporary Issues in Anthroplogy- 3 credits

D. Departmental Electives

  • Anth 2210 (BHU) Introduction to Folklore - 3 credits
  • Anth 2720 Survey of American Folklore - 3 credits
  • Anth 3310 (CI) Introduction to Museum Studies (Methods)- 3 credits
  • Anth 4100 The Study of Language - 3 credits
  • Anth 4370 Archaeology and Paleoenvironments Field Trip- 2 credits
  • Anth 4800 Topics in Anthropology - 1 to 3 credits
  • Anth 5190 Applied Anthropology Practicum (Methods) - 1 to 5 credits
  • Anth 5300 Archaeology Field School (Methods) 3-5 credits
  • Anth 5310 Archaeology Lab (Methods) 1-3 credits
  • Anth 5650/6650 (CI/DSS) Developing Societies - 3 credits
  • Anth 5700 Folk Narrative - 1 to 3 credits
  • Anth 5800 Museum Development (Methods) -1 to 3 credits
  • Anth 5980 Senior Project(Methods)- 1-3 credits
  • Anth 5900/6900 Independent Studies - 1 to 3 credits
  • Soc 4730 Women in International Development - 3 credit
Anthropology Minor (minimum of 18 credits with 2.5 GPA in minor)

A. Required Courses (9 credits)

  • Anth 1010 (BSS) Cultural Anthropology - 3 credits
  • Anth 1020 (BLS) Biological Anthropology - 3 credits
  • Anth 2030 (BSS/CI) World Archaeology - 3 credits

B. Breadth-in-Anthropology Structured Electives (9 credits minimum)

Complete a minimum of three upper-division (3000-5000 level or 2010) courses in anthropology from the structured electives (Independent Studies, Archaeology Lab, Physical Anthropology Lab and Work Co-op may not be included).

Additional requirements for a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts

A. Bachelor of Science

  • Stats 1040-3 credits
  • Two additional classes approved by the Anthropology Department

B. Bachelor of Arts

  • Two years of a foreign language or one year of two languages
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